Pinball, Arcade and Video Game Books

This is a list of pinball and video gaming related books. Listings with a picture are part of my personal collection. Click on images to see a larger scan of the book covers.

If you have any books for sale or trade that aren't pictured on this list, please let me know!

Version 2.0 - Copyright 2003 by Andrew Krieg (krieg@execpc.com)

Books

• 1977 Complete Book of Video Games, The, Editors of Consumer Guide, 222 pp.
• 1977 Video Games , Len Buckwalter, 160 pp.
• 1977 Video Games: A Complete Guide , Len Buckwalter, 160 pp.
• 1978 How to Repair Video Games , Robert L. Goodman, 270 pp.
• 1981 Complete Guide to Electronic Games, The, Howard J. Blumenthal, 214 pp.
• 1981 How to Master the Video Games, Tom Hirschfeld, 177 pp.
• 1981 How to Win! at Video Games, Ray Guguette, 50 pp.
• 1981 Mastering Pac-Man, Ken Uston, 128 pp.
• 1982 Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games, The, Jeff Rovin, 407 pp.
• 1982 Complete Video Warrior, The, Major Mayhem, 123 pp.
• 1982 Defending the Galaxy: The Complete Handbook of Video Gaming, Michael Rubin.
• 1982 Electronic Games, Frank D'Ignazio, 64 pp.
• 1982 Family Playbook for Intellivision Games, The, David Hoye, 188 pp.
• 1982 How to Beat Atari, Intellivision and Other Home Video Games, Michael Blanchet, 112 pp.
• 1982 How to Beat the Video Games, Michael Blanchet, 110 pp.
• 1982 How to Master Home Video Games, Tom Hirschfeld, 198 pp.
• 1982 How to Win at Donkey Kong, Editors of Consumer Guide, 32 pp.
• 1982 How to Win at ET The Video Game, Editors of Consumer Guide, 32 pp.
• 1982 How to Win at Home Video Games, Editors of Consumer Guide, 64 pp.
• 1982 How to Win at Pac-Man, Editors of Consumer Guide, 32 pp.
• 1982 How to Win at Video Games, Editors of Consumer Guide, 64 pp.
• 1982 How to Win at Video Games - A Complete Guide, George Sullivan, 175 pp.
• 1982 I Hate Videots: Today the Arcade, Tomorrow the World, Mark Baker, 96 pp.
• 1982 Invasion of the Space Invaders, Martin Amis, 127 pp.
• 1982 Ken Uston's Guide to Buying and Beating the Home Video Games, Ken Uston, 675 pp.
• 1982 Mastering Pac-Man: Special Edition, Ken Uston, 157 pp.
• 1982 Official I-Hate-Videogames Handbook, The, Emily Prager, 90 pp.
• 1982 Pac-Man - The Ultimate Key to Winning, John D. Mulliken.
• 1982 Pac-Mania,, Editors of Consumer Guide, 64 pp.
• 1982 Player's Strategy Guide to ATARI VCS Home Video Games, The, Arnie Katz, Bill Kunkel, 223 pp.
• 1982 Playing Donkey Kong to Win, 32 pp.
• 1982 Playing Ms. Pac-Man to Win, 32 pp.
• 1982 Secrets of the Video Game Super Stars, Len Albin, 186 pp.
• 1982 Score! Beating the Top 16 Video Games, Ken Uston, 191 pp.
• 1982 Scoring BIG at Pac-Man, Craig Kubey, 50 pp.
• 1982 Usborne Guide to Computer and Video Games, Ian Graham, 48 pp.
• 1982 Video Fever, Charles Beamer, 144 pp.
• 1982 Video Games, Daniel Cohen, 120 pp.
• 1982 Video Invaders , Steve Bloom, 220 pp.
• 1982 Video Master's Guide to Centipede, The, Ron Dubren, 140 pp.
• 1982 Video Master's Guide to Defender, The, Nick Broomis, 80 pp.
• 1982 Video Master's Guide to Donkey Kong, The, Steve Sanders, 84 pp.
• 1982 Video Master's Guide to Pac-Man, The, Jim Sykora, John Birkner, 85 pp.
• 1982 Win at Pac-Man - Plus Hints on Mastering Ms. Pac-Man, Ernest Zavisca, Gary Beltowski, 64 pp.
• 1982 Winner's Book of Videogames, The, Craig Kubey, 270 pp.
• 1983 Be a Home Videogame Superstar, Ernest Zavisca, Gary Beltowski, 256 pp.
• 1983 Gamester's Guide to Arcade Video Games, Paul Kordestani, 376 pp.
• 1983 Microcomputer Controlled Toys & Games & How They Work, Van Waterford, 230 pp.
• 1983 Screen Play: The Story of Video Games, George Sullivan, 93 pp.
• 1983 What to Do When Your Mom or Dad Says... Don't Overdo with Video Games!, Joy Wilt Berry, 48 pp.
• 1984 Mind and Media - The Effects of Television, Video Games and Computers, Patricia Marks Greenfield, 210 pp.
• 1984 Repairing Your Home Video Game, George Jennings, 126 pp.
• 1984 Zap: The Rise and Fall of Atari, Scott Cohen, 177 pp.
• 1988 How to Win at Nintendo, Jeff Rovin, 147 pp.
• 1988 Pinball: The Lure of the Silver Ball, Gary Flower, Bill Kurtz, 128 pp.
• 1989 How to Win at Nintendo (revised), Jeff Rovin, 211 pp.
• 1989 How to Win at Nintendo Games #2, Jeff Rovin, 210 pp.
• 1989 More Strategies for Nintendo Games, Editors of Consumer Guide, 64 pp.
• 1989 Strategies for Nintendo Games, Editors of Consumer Guide, 64 pp.
• 1989 Ultimate Unauthorized Nintendo! Game Strategies, Corey Sandler, Tom Badgett, 332 pp.
• 1990 How to Win at Nintendo Games #3, Jeff Rovin, 215 pp.
• 1990 How to Win at Nintendo Sports Games, Jeff Rovin, 192 pp.
• 1990 How to Win at Super Mario Bros. Games, Jeff Rovin.
• 1990 Ultimate Unauthorized Nintendo! Game Strategies Vol. 2, Corey Sandler, Tom Badgett, 257 pp.
• 1990 Ultimate Unauthorized Nintendo Game Boy Strategies, Corey Sandler, Tom Badgett, 236 pp.
• 1990 Video Game Quest, 254pp.
• 1990 Winning at Nintendo: Hot Tips for the Coolest Games, Editors of Consumer Guide.
• 1990 Winning Tips for Nintendo: Newest Game Strategies, Editors of Consumer Guide, 64 pp.
• 1991 How to Win at Nintendo Games #4, Jeff Rovin, 233 pp.
• 1991 How to Win at Sega & Genesis Games, Jeff Rovin, 209 pp.
• 1991 Super Strategies for Nintendo, Editors of Consumer Guide, 64 pp.
• 1992 Super NES Games Secrets, Andy Eddy, 294 pp.
• 1993 Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children, David Sheff, 449 pp.
• 1994 Arcade Treasures with Price Guide, Bill Kurtz, 176 pp.
• 1994 Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 3, J. Douglas Arnold, Zach Meston, 312 pp.
• 1994 Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 4, J. Douglas Arnold, Zach Meston, 316 pp.
• 1994 Gamemaster: Conquering Super Nintendo Games, Jeff Rovin, 234 pp.
• 1994 Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames, Leonard Herman.
• 1994 Video Games: A Guide for Savvy Parents, David Sheff.
• 1995 Atari Jaguar Official Gamer's Guide, Zach Meston, J. Douglas Arnold, 246 pp.
• 1995 Games War, Michael Hayes, Stuart Dinsey.
• 1995 Video Games, Arlene Erlbach.
• 1996 ABC to the VCS (A Directory of Software to the Atari 2600), Leonard Herman, 154 pp.
• 1996 Inside Electronic Game Design, Arnie Katz, Laurie Yates, 276 pp.
• 1997 Joystick Nation: How Videogames Ate Our Quarters, Won Our Hearts, And Rewired Our Minds, J.C. Herz, 230 pp.
• 1997 Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames (Second Edition), Leonard Herman, 312 pp.
• 1998 Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records, Walter Day, 936 pp.
• 2000 Complete Pinball Book, The , Marco Rossignoli, 320 pp.
• 2000 Digital Press Collector's Guide - 6th Edition , Joe Santulli (editor), 328 pp.
• 2000 Electronic Plastic, Jaro Gielens, 176 pp.
• 2000 First Quarter: A 25-Year History of Video Games, The, Steven L. Kent, 466 pp.
• 2000 Trigger Happy: Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution, Steven Poole, 242 pp.
• 2001 Arcade Fever, John Sellers, 159 pp.
• 2001 Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames (Third Edition), Leonard Herman, 371 pp.
• 2001 Supercade, Van Burnham, 448 pp.
• 2001 Ultimate History of Video Games, The, Steven L. Kent, 624 pp.
• 2002 Collecting Classic Video Games, Billy Galaxy, 160 pp.
• 2002 Digital Press Collector's Guide - 7th Edition, Joe Santulli (editor), 512 pp.
• 2002 Video Game Bible 1985-2002, Andy Slaven (editor), 383 pp.

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